Thom Powers appears in the following:
John Leguizamo does America
Friday, June 09, 2023
John Leguizamo takes a road trip to Latin American communities across the country in, "Leguizamo Does America."
"After Sherman" reflects on Black Americans returning to the South
Friday, June 02, 2023
New York based-filmmaker Jon-Sesrie Goff traces his family's roots in the Gullah community of South Carolina in "After Sherman."
The real Mary Tyler Moore
Friday, May 26, 2023
"Being Mary Tyler Moore" explores how the actress compared and contrasted in real life to the characters she portrayed.
"Love to Love You, Donna Summer" profiles the disco queen
Friday, May 19, 2023
"Love to Love You, Donna Summer" explores the life of the disco hit maker and her complicated experiences with sex and religion.
Conversations with kids in "1000% Me: Growing Up Mixed"
Friday, May 12, 2023
Director W. Kamau Bell interviews mixed race people across three generations to understand their challenges and insights.
Exploring audio in "32 Sounds"
Friday, April 28, 2023
"32 Sounds" is a documentary essay that enlists composers, scientists, Hollywood effects specialists and others to contemplate how we listen.
"Little Richard: I Am Everything" celebrates a rock 'n' roll pioneer
Friday, April 21, 2023
"Little Richard: I Am Everything" brings a fresh perspective on the history of rock 'n' roll with insights from Mick Jagger and Billy Porter.
From Clothing to Conservation in "Wild Life"
Friday, April 14, 2023
"Wild Life" tells the love story of Doug and Kris Tompkins who gave up careers running North Face and Patagonia to devote themselves to conservation.
Van Jones navigates controversy in "The First Step"
Friday, April 07, 2023
In "The First Step," we follow progressive activist Van Jones as forges an unlikely alliance with Jared Kushner to pass criminal justice reform.
Revisiting the Iraq War in "The Army We Had"
Friday, March 31, 2023
The American soldiers who were interviewed 20 years ago for the documentary "Gunner Palace" about the war in Iraq, look back on their experiences today in "The Army We Had."
Who Was Nam June Paik?
Friday, March 24, 2023
"Nam June Paik: Moon is the Oldest TV" profiles the video artist whose work in the 1970s and 80s anticipated numerous artistic and technological innovations.
Nan Goldin vs the Sacklers in "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed"
Friday, March 17, 2023
"All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" profiles the artist Nan Goldin and her fight to have the Sackler family held accountable for the opioid epidemic.
"Navalny" is a political thriller about an opponent of Vladimir Putin
Friday, March 10, 2023
"Navalny" follows the Russian dissident Alexei Navalny as he investigates a Kremlin plot to assassinate him.
Documenting trans lives in "Framing Agnes"
Friday, March 03, 2023
"Framing Agnes" brings to life archival interviews with transgender men and women from the 1950s.
"The 1619 Project" becomes a six-part series
Friday, February 17, 2023
"The 1619 Project" adapts the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism of Nikole Hannah-Jones into a six-part series on Hulu.
"Nothing Lasts Forever" looks at the diamond industry
Friday, February 10, 2023
"Nothing Lasts Forever" explores how the rise of synthetic diamonds is disrupting the longtime monopoly of the company De Beers.
"Body Parts" explores how Hollywood treats sex
Friday, February 03, 2023
"Body Parts" explores Hollywood's complicated history of filming nudity and sexuality.
New documentary "Roberta" profiles the soul singer
Friday, January 27, 2023
"Roberta" chronicles how the singer of "Killing Me Softly" went from being a classically trained musician to a soul sensation.
Performing for inmates at Angola Prison
Friday, January 20, 2023
"Angola Do You Hear Us?" follows Liza Jessie Peterson as she performs her one woman show, "The Peculiar Patriot" at Louisiana's Angola Prison.
Remembering Linsanity in "38 at the Garden"
Friday, January 13, 2023
"38 at the Garden" looks back on Jeremy Lin's phenomenal scoring streak with the New York Knicks in 2012 and what it meant for Asian Americans.